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Set of Tesla winter tires and wheels purchased with my Model S in 2015. Traded the S in for a 3. Low miles, wheels and tread in very good condition. Pirelli Sottozero Series 2. Size 245/45 R19. Includes covers to keep things clean while you're transporting them. Pickup in the mid-Hudson valley...

Stormwatch is now activated on my system, too. Although interestingly, the official NWS alert type and level are unchanged from earlier in the day, when Stormwatch was not active. So there’s definitely a variable/s other than just NWS alert type and level, whether it’s something like human...

Great example of the kind of improvements that would make Stormwatch more useful, at least in my area. EDIT: Here’s another idea. The quote from the Tesla website implies that my individual Powerwall’s Stormwatch behavior changes as it learns what type of conditions trigger outages. In my...

That may be. To you guys out on LI, hang in there. As a former New Orleans resident who remembers hunkering down through more than a few hurricanes, I feel for you.

Useful data, thanks. Two variables the algorithm for triggering Stormwatch uses seem to be “NWS alert type”—i.e., thunderstorm, high wind, winter storm, tropical storm, etc—and “NWS alert severity—i.e., watch vs warning. But I’m curious about whether there’s another variable that explains cases...

Hmm, I’m not far from you at all (Ulster County NY). I’m curious: is Central Hudson your utility? And can you recall what official NWS alerts might have been in place in your area during previous Stormwatch activations? (Looks like the official NWS alerts right now for Orange County are...

Question for NY/NJ/CT Powerwall owners: with Hurricane Henri coming ashore as I type this, has Stormwatch activated on your Powerwall? It has not done so on mine. In fact, in the three years I’ve had my Powerwalls, only once have I ever seen Stormwatch activated (for a NWS winter storm warning)...

Thanks for the responses. To add to the data pool, I'll observe that I did notice Stormwatch was triggered during a NWS winter storm warning in my area this past winter, but not during a NWS severe thunderstorm warning this summer. I wonder about the geographic influence on the relationship...

Last year I had two geothermal/ground-source heat pumps installed by Dandelion. I'm in a heating-dominant climate (mid-Hudson Valley, low altitude), and the only realistic option to adequately back up air-source heat pumps would have been heating oil or wildly overpriced propane. My system...

I've observed three times over the past year that my location in upstate New York has been under a National Weather Service tornado watch yet Powerwall's Stormwatch feature did not activate. Have you observed the Stormwatch feature activating while you're under a NWS tornado watch? In what...

I’m interested in whether anyone is using IFTTT or any similar tool to control smart devices in their home based on information from their Powerwall. Specifically, I’m considering using Powerwalls for backup and during the winter heating season I’d like to be able to set back the Nest thermostat...

Thanks for coming through with some great info and alternatives. Sounds like a good solution may be either the Sonnen battery system with its Outback inverters, and possibly the third layer of a modest-sized generator. Meeting with my solar company Thursday and you guys have given me some ideas...

Agreed that the lack of consumption data makes it tough. Generation data at least I have. If we define “little generation” as < 20 kWh, the longest stretches during the low generation / high demand months of December/January/February have been four days. That happens once or twice a winter. The...

Just gross monthly meter reads. And of course, since going forward the by far biggest and most critical loads will be the ones that are not yet installed—the heat pump especially—past meter reads don’t address what the usage will be that I have to back up.

Any suggested brands/models?